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Tichavakunda, Antar A. – SUNY Press, 2021
An in-depth ethnography of Black engineering students at a historically White institution, "Black Campus Life" examines the intersection of two crises, up close: the limited number of college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and the state of race relations in higher education. Antar Tichavakunda…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Environment, Institutional Characteristics, Whites
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Reda, Mary M. – SUNY Press, 2009
Why are students silent? Using written reflections and interviews, Mary M. Reda examines students' perceptions of speaking and being silent in a first-year composition classroom, and explores how their teachers, classroom relationships, and their own sense of identity shape their decisions to speak or be silent. By challenging many firmly held…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Oral Language
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Grigsby, Mary – SUNY Press, 2009
The struggles and achievements of today's college students are thrown into stark relief in this fascinating account of how such students make meaning of their lives. Author Mary Grigsby uses the voices of students themselves to discuss how they view, adjust to, and participate in the college student culture of a large midwestern university and to…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Subcultures, Popular Culture, Educational Experience